In this activity, students compare and contrast three different open source projects (Android, Ushahidi, Red Hat). Students will gain a basic understanding of why these exist as open source projects and how they function. Additionally, students will explore the open source licensing used by each. Students will read material about each project and answer specific questions for the comparison.

Prerequisite Knowledge

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Learning Objectives

* Learn the purpose of an open source project
* Learn the different kinds of licenses under which projects are developed
* Learn the reason a specific project is created
* Learn how to contribute to an open source project

Background:

Is there background reading material?

Are there other activities the student should have done first?

What is the rational for this activity?

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While this activity is tailored with three specific project, it can be used for any projects of choice if there is a point of comparison.

Directions:

Given the following material for three different open source projects: